FEELING THE HEAT

As grilling season heats up, producers are sweating the rising cost of animal feed, which, along with other factors, has caused a spike in prices and a decline in supplies of chicken, beef and pork products. Several retailers have either cut back on grilling promotions this year particularly promotions on the most premium cuts of beef or have focused their promotions on less expensive products, such

As grilling season heats up, producers are sweating the rising cost of animal feed, which, along with other factors, has caused a spike in prices and a decline in supplies of chicken, beef and pork products. Several retailers have either cut back on grilling promotions this year — particularly promotions on the most premium cuts of beef — or have focused their promotions on less expensive products, such as chuck steaks and flat iron steaks. Others however, told SN that they have not yet been